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Health insurance coverage in the United States is provided by several public and private sources. During 2019, the U.S. population overall was approximately 330 million, with 59 million people 65 years of age and over covered by the federal Medicare program. The 273 million non-institutionalized persons under age 65 either obtained their coverage from employer-based (159 million) or non-employer based (84 million) sources, or were uninsured (30 million). During the year 2019, 89% of the non-institutionalized population had health insurance coverage. Separately, approximately 12 million military personnel (considered part of the "institutional" population) received coverage through the Veteran's Administration and Military Health System.

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  • Health insurance coverage in the United States is provided by several public and private sources. During 2019, the U.S. population overall was approximately 330 million, with 59 million people 65 years of age and over covered by the federal Medicare program. The 273 million non-institutionalized persons under age 65 either obtained their coverage from employer-based (159 million) or non-employer based (84 million) sources, or were uninsured (30 million). During the year 2019, 89% of the non-institutionalized population had health insurance coverage. Separately, approximately 12 million military personnel (considered part of the "institutional" population) received coverage through the Veteran's Administration and Military Health System. Despite being among the top world economic powers, the US remains the sole industrialized nation in the world without universal health care coverage. Prohibitively high cost is the primary reason Americans give for problems accessing health care. At approximately 30 million in 2019, higher than the entire population of Australia, the number of people without health insurance coverage in the United States is one of the primary concerns raised by advocates of health care reform. Lack of health insurance is associated with increased mortality, in the range 30-90 thousand deaths per year, depending on the study. Multiple surveys indicate the number of uninsured fell between 2013 and 2016 due to expanded Medicaid eligibility and health insurance exchanges established due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the "ACA" or "Obamacare". According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2012 there were 45.6 million people in the US (14.8% of the under-65 population) who were without health insurance. Following the implementation of major ACA provisions in 2013, this figure fell by 18.3 million or 40%, to 27.3 million by 2016 or 8.6% of the under-65 population. However, the improvement in coverage began to reverse under President Trump. The Census Bureau reported that the number of uninsured persons rose from 27.3 million in 2016 to 29.6 million in 2019, up 2.3 million or 8%. The uninsured rate rose from 8.6% in 2016 to 9.2% in 2019. The 2017 increase was the first increase in the number and rate of uninsured since 2010. Further, the Commonwealth Fund estimated in May 2018 that the number of uninsured increased by 4 million from early 2016 to early 2018. The rate of those uninsured increased from 12.7% in 2016 to 15.5% under their methodology. The impact was greater among lower-income adults, who had a higher uninsured rate than higher-income adults. Regionally, the South and West had higher uninsured rates than the North and East. CBO forecast in May 2019 that 6 million more would be without health insurance in 2021 under Trump's policies (33 million), relative to continuation of Obama policies (27 million). The causes of this rate of uninsurance remain a matter of political debate. In 2018, states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA had an uninsured rate that averaged 8%, about half the rate of those states that did not (15%). Nearly half those without insurance cite its cost as the primary factor. Rising insurance costs have contributed to a trend in which fewer employers are offering health insurance, and many employers are managing costs by requiring higher employee contributions. Many of the uninsured are the working poor or are unemployed. (en)
  • 美國健康保險覆蓋率（英語：Health insurance coverage in the United States）來自幾種公共和私人類型的提供者。2019年，美國人口總數約為3.3億，年紀在65歲及以上的有5,900萬人，由聯邦醫療保險（Medicare）計劃覆蓋。65歲以下的2.73億非機構人口（此處所稱的機構為軍隊、監獄、療養院或其他機構），或者經由雇主購買（1.59億），或不經由雇主購買（自僱人士，以及個人自行購買）（8,400萬），或就是沒保險覆蓋（3,000萬）。在2019年，非機構人口中有89％擁有醫療保險。另外大約有1,200萬軍事人員（被視為機構人口的一部分）經由和獲得醫療保險覆蓋。 美國身居世界經濟強國之一，但仍是世界上工業化國家中唯一沒全民醫療衛生系統覆蓋的國家。 (zh)
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  • 美國健康保險覆蓋率（英語：Health insurance coverage in the United States）來自幾種公共和私人類型的提供者。2019年，美國人口總數約為3.3億，年紀在65歲及以上的有5,900萬人，由聯邦醫療保險（Medicare）計劃覆蓋。65歲以下的2.73億非機構人口（此處所稱的機構為軍隊、監獄、療養院或其他機構），或者經由雇主購買（1.59億），或不經由雇主購買（自僱人士，以及個人自行購買）（8,400萬），或就是沒保險覆蓋（3,000萬）。在2019年，非機構人口中有89％擁有醫療保險。另外大約有1,200萬軍事人員（被視為機構人口的一部分）經由和獲得醫療保險覆蓋。 美國身居世界經濟強國之一，但仍是世界上工業化國家中唯一沒全民醫療衛生系統覆蓋的國家。 (zh)
  • Health insurance coverage in the United States is provided by several public and private sources. During 2019, the U.S. population overall was approximately 330 million, with 59 million people 65 years of age and over covered by the federal Medicare program. The 273 million non-institutionalized persons under age 65 either obtained their coverage from employer-based (159 million) or non-employer based (84 million) sources, or were uninsured (30 million). During the year 2019, 89% of the non-institutionalized population had health insurance coverage. Separately, approximately 12 million military personnel (considered part of the "institutional" population) received coverage through the Veteran's Administration and Military Health System. (en)
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  • Health insurance coverage in the United States (en)
  • 美國健康保險覆蓋率 (zh)
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